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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
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The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer joins the AdTech Engineering team to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. This role involves driving cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration across multiple teams while overseeing the full software development lifecycle. You will build distributed systems, reusable tooling, and intelligent applications that support automated media generation and autonomous workflows. Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. The position requires proficiency in programming languages including Python, Java, JavaScript, Dart, Rust, and C++. You will solve complex technical problems by translating business needs into actionable requirements within a retail advertising context, focusing on integrating first-party data with next-generation AI systems to improve operations for advertisers and sellers.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.
Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling.
Manage the full software development lifecycle including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance of distributed systems.
Architect and integrate AI/ML solutions to enhance intelligent applications serving millions of users.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to promote engineering excellence and standardization across teams.
Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable outcomes with stakeholders.
Ensure high system availability, scalability, and fault tolerance through sound architectural decisions.
Adopt innovative tools and practices to increase development velocity and software quality.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of software engineering experience.
Possess 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Demonstrate extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Show proven ability to lead the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
Exhibit strong expertise in AI/ML integration, model-driven design, and building intelligent software systems.
Maintain proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, Dart, Rust, and C++.
Possess a Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience (preferred).
Demonstrate knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Cloud-native Architecture
AI/ML
Python
Java
C++
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Data Services
Model-driven Design
Real-time Data Processing
Monitoring
Incident Response
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Python
Java
C++
Cloud-native Architecture
AI/ML
CI/CD
Distributed Systems
Platform Engineering
Observability
Incident Response
Software Development Lifecycle
Testing
Real-time Data Processing
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Platform Engineering
Distributed Systems
Cloud-Native
AI/ML
Software Development Lifecycle
Real-time Data Processing
Configuration Management
Feature Flagging
High Availability
Fault Tolerance
WCAG) 2.2 AA